Job Title:Controls Engineer
Location:Loves Park, IL
Hire Type: Contract to Hire (longevity desired)
Compensation: $40-52 per hour depending on experience
Benefits:Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, and more!
Innovation & Technical Growth
Join a highly stable, industry-leading team investing in advanced automation, control systems, and evolving technologies. This is an excellent role for engineers who enjoy solving technical challenges, improving systems, and working with HMIs, PLCs, motion systems, robotics, and industrial networking.
Collaborative & Supportive Culture
Work side-by-side with experienced engineers who are committed to teaching, mentoring, and helping you build strong foundational and advanced skills. You’ll have the freedom to ask questions, explore ideas, and continuously grow your capabilities.
Long-Term Career Development
Gain exposure to cross-functional projects, production environments, and new technologiespositioning you for future advancement within engineering, automation, or leadership paths.
What You’ll Do:
- Support development and modification of control systems while following established engineering processes
- Gain hands-on familiarity with controls hardware including PLCs, HMIs, motion controllers, vision components, and related devices
- Assist with tracking project milestones, maintaining documentation, and supporting project coordination
- Troubleshoot basic production control issues using defined methods and guidance
- Support automation and system integration efforts
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent professional experience
- 1-5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment working with controls systems
- Knowledge of any of the following would be helpful: Ignition, Digital Factory, FactoryTalk, AutoCAD Electrical
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
